Spiritual Life

Students at St. Joseph Catholic School experience a rich spiritual life through daily instruction in religion class, as well as through many extra-curricular service projects. Our faith and values are incorporated into all areas of our curriculum. All students attend a weekly school Mass on Wednesday morning.

Our Home and School Association also has a Spiritual Life Committee staffed with parent volunteers who help coordinate student retreats, a school Prayer Chain, bible study for parents, and much more. Please click on the following link to read more about this committee:
SJCS Spiritual Life Committee 2009-10

Events that strengthen our faith and reinforce our commitment of service to others include:

† Daily prayer at the beginning and end of each day during announcements
† Eighth grade Commissioning Mass
(Our eighth grade students are blessed as they become the leaders of our school for the upcoming school year)
† Blessing of the Pets
† Living Rosary (Celebrated twice a year; students represent a bead on the rosary)
† Rosary bags (Each week a different student in each classroom takes home a rosary to be prayed with their family)
† Advent wreaths and candle lighting in each classroom during Advent
† Advent giving projects
† Lenten service projects for all grades
† Lenten dinner for all families
† Lighthouse Family Retreat fundraising projects for all grades
† Make A Difference Day
† Middle school retreats
† Required service hours for middle school students
† First Communion retreat
† TAG Day (which stands for Talent, Action and Giving) Once a month students may come to school out of uniform by bringing 50 cents and either a canned good or another selected item to benefit a local charity.
†Walk for Juvenile Diabetes